Where does “куколка” come from?

куколка (Russian) comes from Russian ку́кла, from Old East Slavic кукла, from Byzantine Greek κούκλα, from Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

куколка (Russian): pupa an insect in its development stage

Definitions

  1. pupa an insect in its development stage

Ancestry of “куколка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianку́клаdoll
2Old East Slavicкукла—
3Byzantine Greekκούκλαdoll, puppet
4LatincucullaAlternative form of cucullus
5Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l- →Every word from Latin cucullus →